Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 1964
    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

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    Benjamin Britten, Nocturne for Tenor, Chamber Opera Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 2023
    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

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    Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young...

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera
  • 2018
    Gloriana

    Gloriana

    Gloriana

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    Performed at Madrid's historic Teatro Real in 2018, Ivor Bolton conducts Benjamin Britten's opera based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and...

    Gloriana
  • 1936
    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

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    Calendar of the Year
  • 2006
    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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    This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID...

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 1938
    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

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    A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.

    Advance Democracy!
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 2023
    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

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    In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from...

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
  • 2023
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

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    Two pairs of young lovers, more or less frustrated, flee into the woods to escape conventions and demands and to find their true selves. But the...

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO
  • 2008
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

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    Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.

    Death in Venice
  • 2013
    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

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    Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...

    Britten: Gloriana
  • 1964
    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

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    First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
  • 1982
    The Selfish Giant

    The Selfish Giant

    The Selfish Giant

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    A big evil one hides in the castle and is not friends with anyone. A cartoon about the importance of communication based on a fairy tale by Oscar...

    The Selfish Giant